Baker Boys: Inside the Surge

Baker Boys: Inside the Surge
GenreWar
Written by
  • Derek Boonstra
  • Davon Ramos
  • Jon Steele
Directed byKern Konwiser
Starring
Theme music composerJordan Innis
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
  • David Pritchard
  • Cal Boyington
  • Vincent Gonet
  • David Rihs
Producers
  • Kip Konwiser
  • Afnan Steele
  • Jon Steele
Editors
  • Davon Ramos
  • Derek Boonstra
Running time231 minutes
Original release
NetworkHDNet
ReleaseJanuary 4 (2010-01-04)[1] –
January 25, 2010 (2010-01-25)

Baker Boys: Inside the Surge, is a 2010 four-part documentary series following the soldiers of Baker Company, Task Force 1-15 Infantry, 3d Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, during their deployment in Operation Iraqi Freedom at Combat Outpost Carver during the troop surge of 2007.

Overview

The series provides an intimate view of counter-insurgency and soldiers on the front lines during the surge of coalition troops in Iraq. Beginning in February 2008, journalist Jon Steele embedded with Baker Company. Over the course of 90 days, he conducted interviews with its soldiers, filmed their activities,[2] and gathered footage from ground and air combat missions.[3][4]

This 4-part miniseries was directed by two-time Emmy Award winner Kern Konwiser and presented in association with Gigapix Studios, PointProd, and Sandbag Productions.[3]

Premieres

Baker Boys: Inside the Surge was first aired in January 2010. Beginning on Jan. 4, HDNet aired it in four one-hour segments every Monday. The series was released for screening on April 23, 2010, at the Newport Beach Film Festival. On January 4, 2011, Baker Boys was released on DVD, initially exclusively through the Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES). On Jan. 19 and 20, 2011, the National Infantry Museum's IMAX theater screened it for the Fort Benning community, home of the 1-15 Infantry.[2][5][6][7][8]

Awards

Baker Boys: Inside the Surge has won awards at every festival in which it has been played,[2] including:

Award Festival Year Note
Audience Award Winner 11th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival 2010 [9][10][11]
Award Of Excellence Accolade Competition 2010 [12]
Silver Remi Winner 43rd Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival 2010 [13]
Bronze Winner 31st Annual Telly Awards 2010 [2]
Honorable Mention Dart Awards for Excellence in Journalism 2010 [14]
Genius Audience Award 20th Annual Gotham Awards' Festival 2010 [15]
Best Documentary Feature 7th Annual Ventura Film Festival 2010 [16]
Special Jury Award, Telecast Series 55th Annual CINE film and video competition 2011 [17]

References

  1. ^ "Footprints In The Sand: Baker Boys: Inside The Surge". footprintsinthesandsofiraq.blogspot.com. 6 January 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d "Free Services for PR :: News :: Press Releases". pr-inside.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-12.
  3. ^ a b Julie Bouchard (18 March 2015). "Baker Boys: Inside the Surge (2010)". IMDb.
  4. ^ PRNewsWire
  5. ^ "Newport Beach Film Festival". Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
  6. ^ National Infantry Museum Archived 2011-04-08 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Patriot Park IMAX at the National Infantry Museum". patriotparkimax.blogspot.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16.
  8. ^ Australia ABC1
  9. ^ Newport Beach Film Festival 2010 Winners Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "Good night, Posterous". posterous.com.
  11. ^ "Newport Beach Film Festival announces winners". The Orange County Register. Archived from the original on 2010-11-30.
  12. ^ "Deadline May 29, 2015!" (PDF). accoladecompetition.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 12, 2012.
  13. ^ International Film Festival[permanent dead link‍]
  14. ^ "Baker Boys: Inside the Surge - Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma". dartcenter.org.
  15. ^ "Free Services for PR :: News :: Press Releases". pr-inside.com.[permanent dead link‍]
  16. ^ "Ventura Film Festival". Archived from the original on 2011-11-29.
  17. ^ "Login - CINE". CINE.[permanent dead link‍]

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